"California Nights"
(M. Hamlisch - H. Liebling)

Intro (chorus chord progression):

harpsichord:

FmFm Piano Chord 
               GbGb Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

(bass enters)

E                 C             [N.C.]
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

Dm7/CDm7/C Piano Chord 
     Cmaj7Cmaj7 Piano Chord 

Along the sand
Dm7/CDm7/C Piano Chord 
           EmEm Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 

Let's walk the shores together, now
Dm7/CDm7/C Piano Chord 
       Cmaj7Cmaj7 Piano Chord 

Yes, hand in hand
Dm7/CDm7/C Piano Chord 
      EmEm Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 

It's gonna be fair weather now
EmEm Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 

When the stars come out
Dm7 [N.C.]        G [bass]         C
Stop (stop!)  to count them in the sky

Chorus 1:

FmFm Piano Chord 
              GbGb Piano Chord 

Long California nights
EE Piano Chord 

When I'm walkin' with you
CC Piano Chord 

Hand in hand by the shore
FmFm Piano Chord 
               GbGb Piano Chord 

Yes, I love California nights
EE Piano Chord 

At the beach where we'd swim
CC Piano Chord 

With the tide rollin' in

Verse 2:

And there we'll be
Beneath the midnight sky above
Just you and me
And we will whisper words of love
While the firelight
Soft (soft)-ly flickers in the sand

Chorus 2:

Warm California nights
With the breeze blowin' in
The time for love to begin
I would miss California nights
If I went on my way
Thinkin' now that I'll stay

Bridge:

Dm7/GDm7/G Piano Chord 
   Cmaj7/G
/ / / /  / / / /

Dm7/GDm7/G Piano Chord 
   Cmaj7/G
Ooh, baby
Dm7/GDm7/G Piano Chord 
   Cmaj7/G
Love you, baby
Dm7/GDm7/G Piano Chord 

Mmm, baby

Chorus 3:

Long California nights
Always close as a kiss
Nothin' sweeter than this
And we'll spend California nights
Always close as a kiss [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers